Window/panel all transparent xfce

SteveM · 2021-08-08 04:05:24

I was overwhelmed with messages coming in while trying to work with 3 computers. My laptop has Linuxmint xfce on it. I set the transparency sliders wrong and now all my windows/panels are invisible.

I tried logging in with a live USB and thought I found a couple of the settings. But the live usb looks more like Cinnamon than XFCE.

What can I do to make my panels and windows visible again?

ToZ · 2021-08-08 11:37:02

Right-click where the panel should be and you should see a context menu pop up. Select Panel > Panel Properties, and on the "Appearance" tab, set the Enter and leave opacity values to 100.

To make the panel transparent (assuming versions 4.14 or 4.16), on the Appearance tab change Background Color to Solid Color, click on the color box, create a custom color and you should see a transparency slider at the bottom of the screen.

SteveM · 2021-08-08 13:26:32

Right-clicking isn't bringing up a menu, unless it's invisible too.

ToZ · 2021-08-08 16:13:57

Is the panel running?

ps -ef | grep xfce4-panel

Can you post back all of your panel settings:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -lv

SteveM · 2021-08-08 16:49:25

steve@steve-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ ps -ef | grep xfce4-panel
steve 1718 1388 1 10:26 ? 00:00:07 xfce4-panel
steve 3352 3277 0 10:38 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto xfce4-panel
steve@steve-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ xfconfg-query -c xfce4-panel -lv

Command 'xfconfg-query' not found, did you mean:

command 'xfconf-query' from deb xfconf (4.14.1-1)

Try: sudo apt install <deb name>

steve@steve-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -lv
/configver 2
/panels <<UNSUPPORTED>>
/panels/panel-1/background-alpha 95
/panels/panel-1/background-image /home/steve/Pictures/backgrounds/anders-jilden-uwbajDCODj4-unsplash.jpg
/panels/panel-1/background-style 0
/panels/panel-1/enter-opacity 100
/panels/panel-1/icon-size 0
/panels/panel-1/leave-opacity 100
/panels/panel-1/length 100
/panels/panel-1/length-adjust true
/panels/panel-1/mode 0
/panels/panel-1/output-name Primary
/panels/panel-1/plugin-ids <<UNSUPPORTED>>
/panels/panel-1/position p=8;x=640;y=706
/panels/panel-1/position-locked true
/panels/panel-1/size 35
/plugins/plugin-1 applicationsmenu
/plugins/plugin-10 battery
/plugins/plugin-11 separator
/plugins/plugin-11/style 0
/plugins/plugin-12 xapp-status-plugin
/plugins/plugin-12/enable-keyboard-shortcuts true
/plugins/plugin-12/enable-mpris true
/plugins/plugin-12/mixer-command pavucontrol
/plugins/plugin-12/show-notifications false
/plugins/plugin-13 separator
/plugins/plugin-13/digital-format %H:%M
/plugins/plugin-13/style 0
/plugins/plugin-14 xapp-status-plugin
/plugins/plugin-16 pulseaudio
/plugins/plugin-16/enable-keyboard-shortcuts true
/plugins/plugin-16/mpris-players firefox.instance1868;firefox.instance1961;firefox.instance2164;firefox.instance2203;firefox.instance2208;firefox.instance3268;firefox.instance3690;firefox.instance7489;io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid.instance-1;vlc
/plugins/plugin-1/button-icon linuxmint-logo-simple
/plugins/plugin-1/button-title
/plugins/plugin-1/show-button-title false
/plugins/plugin-2 tasklist
/plugins/plugin-3 separator
/plugins/plugin-3/expand true
/plugins/plugin-3/items <<UNSUPPORTED>>
/plugins/plugin-3/style 0
/plugins/plugin-4 launcher
/plugins/plugin-4/items <<UNSUPPORTED>>
/plugins/plugin-5 separator
/plugins/plugin-5/items <<UNSUPPORTED>>
/plugins/plugin-5/style 0
/plugins/plugin-6 systray
/plugins/plugin-6/known-items <<UNSUPPORTED>>
/plugins/plugin-6/known-legacy-items <<UNSUPPORTED>>
/plugins/plugin-6/middle-click 1
/plugins/plugin-6/names-ordered <<UNSUPPORTED>>
/plugins/plugin-6/show-frame false
/plugins/plugin-6/show-handle false
/plugins/plugin-6/square-icons true
/plugins/plugin-7 clock
/plugins/plugin-7/digital-format %a %d %b,%r
/plugins/plugin-7/expand true
/plugins/plugin-7/mode 2
/plugins/plugin-7/style 0
/plugins/plugin-8 systray
/plugins/plugin-8/names-visible <<UNSUPPORTED>>
/plugins/plugin-8/show-frame false
/plugins/plugin-9 xapp-status-plugin

ToZ · 2021-08-08 17:34:14

Try running the following command:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-1/background-alpha -s 50

...and restart the panel:

xfce4-panel -r

Does this make it visible again?

If not, what version of Mint are you running?

SteveM · 2021-08-08 17:59:37

That didn't do anything. This is Linuxmint 20.2 Uma xfce4

ToZ · 2021-08-08 18:16:50

Lets look at the window manager:

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -lv

We're looking to see if the frame, inactive, move, popup, and resize_opacity values are closer to 100 than 0.

SteveM · 2021-08-08 19:17:11

Doesn't look to me like they are close to 100

$ xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -lv
/general/activate_action bring
/general/borderless_maximize true
/general/box_move false
/general/box_resize false
/general/button_layout O|SHMC
/general/button_offset 0
/general/button_spacing 0
/general/click_to_focus true
/general/cycle_apps_only false
/general/cycle_draw_frame true
/general/cycle_hidden true
/general/cycle_minimized false
/general/cycle_minimum true
/general/cycle_preview false
/general/cycle_raise false
/general/cycle_tabwin_mode 0
/general/cycle_workspaces false
/general/double_click_action maximize
/general/double_click_distance 5
/general/double_click_time 250
/general/easy_click Alt
/general/focus_delay 250
/general/focus_hint true
/general/focus_new true
/general/frame_border_top 0
/general/frame_opacity 0
/general/full_width_title true
/general/horiz_scroll_opacity false
/general/inactive_opacity 5
/general/margin_bottom 0
/general/margin_left 0
/general/margin_right 0
/general/margin_top 0
/general/maximized_offset 0
/general/mousewheel_rollup true
/general/move_opacity 5
/general/placement_mode center
/general/placement_ratio 20
/general/popup_opacity 3
/general/prevent_focus_stealing false
/general/raise_delay 250
/general/raise_on_click true
/general/raise_on_focus false
/general/raise_with_any_button true
/general/repeat_urgent_blink false
/general/resize_opacity 6
/general/restore_on_move true
/general/scroll_workspaces true
/general/shadow_delta_height 0
/general/shadow_delta_width 0
/general/shadow_delta_x 0
/general/shadow_delta_y -3
/general/shadow_opacity 50
/general/show_app_icon false
/general/show_dock_shadow true
/general/show_frame_shadow false
/general/show_popup_shadow false
/general/snap_resist false
/general/snap_to_border true
/general/snap_to_windows false
/general/snap_width 10
/general/theme Daloa
/general/tile_on_move true
/general/title_alignment center
/general/title_font Sans Bold 9
/general/title_horizontal_offset 0
/general/titleless_maximize false
/general/title_shadow_active false
/general/title_shadow_inactive false
/general/title_vertical_offset_active 0
/general/title_vertical_offset_inactive 0
/general/toggle_workspaces false
/general/unredirect_overlays true
/general/urgent_blink false
/general/use_compositing true
/general/vblank_mode auto
/general/workspace_count 4
/general/workspace_names <<UNSUPPORTED>>
/general/wrap_cycle true
/general/wrap_layout true
/general/wrap_resistance 5
/general/wrap_windows true
/general/wrap_workspaces false
/general/zoom_desktop true
/general/zoom_pointer true

ToZ · 2021-08-08 22:52:06

Go to Settings Manager > Window Manager Tweaks > Compositor tab. Set all the sliders in the bottom half of the screen to 100.

If you can't get there, run the following commands:

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/frame_opacity -s 100
xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/inactive_opacity  -s 100
xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/move_opacity -s 100
xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/popup_opacity  -s 100
xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/resize_opacity -s 100

SteveM · 2021-08-09 02:27:49

That worked. Everything is working fine now thanks to you. I really appreciate your help.

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